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Burt City of Burt
Website The welcome sign that greets you on Highway 169
west of Burt includes the town’s motto, “The Little Town
With the Big Heart and Helping Hand”.
Burt is located in the heart of Kossuth County and has about
600 people. Burt was established with the coming of
the Northwestern Railroad in 1881. A
hundred-year-old landmark in town is the big hotel first known as
Peck’s Hotel. It
is now owned by the Larsons and is located on the main street of
town. For the youth
of Burt there is a swimming pool, basketball court, three playground
areas, a tennis court, baseball fields, and many community activities.
Works Cited Much of the historical information was taken from Kossuth County history booklet. The information was compiled by Richard Schiek as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Kossuth County and the “Kossuth on State” project, dedicated on July 13, 2001. There is a complete bibliography in the back of the Kossuth County History booklet. Welcome to Kossuth County Iowa Visitor’s guide funded by Kossuth County Economic Development Corporation, Western Iowa Tourism, and Algona Publishing. Published in 2001. Some of the information used was taken from the
Algona Upper Des Moines in its articles on the Communities of the
Month. Permission was
granted to use this information by the newspaper. The following are the articles from which
the information was found. Buchta, Shari. Burt invites county to join in special May events. Algona Upper Des Moines, 26 April 2001. |
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